Deploy the Digital Scouts!

For those interested in this sort of thing, I had a little poke through the Football Manager 2011 database to see what exactly I could find out about Rodrigo Brasesco, assuming that those who rated him there might have a more intimate view of his capabilities than a YouTube clip. According to said profile...

• He'll be choosing the #3. It's listed as his preferred number, and I don't think anybody on the current roster wears #3.
• He's professional, loyal, handles pressure situations reasonably well, and causes little controversy. Combined with stats that indicate a hard working, determined leader, you can see why he'd be wearing the captain's armband at his previous club, even at the age of 24.
• Positionally, he's rated as being a natural right back (20 on a 20-point scale), almost as high as a center back (19 out of 20), and adequate on the left (14 out of 20) as well.
• He's reasonably quick and strong and adequate, though not spectacular, in the air.
• Definitely more of an athlete and a worker than a technique player. As a fullback, you'd expect him to give you more in terms of defensive solidity than bombing forward.

So say the digital scouts...